Is there a more hilarious Shakespearean play than “Love’s Labour’s Lost”?

That’s the question that the Ridgefield Playhouse is asking audiences in preparation for its annual free Shakespeare event. The outdoor event (under a tent) was begun several years ago as a “thank you” to the community and playhouse patrons, sponsored by People’s United Bank.

This year’s Shakespeare on the Green and Green Expo will take place Saturday afternoon, Aug. 12. “Love’s Labour’s Lost” will be presented by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, of New York, and directed by Ian Belknap.

Folks at the playhouse describe the day’s events as “family friendly”: “The King of Navarre and his lords have sworn off the pleasures of life to pursue their studies, but can their oaths hold up when a princess and her ladies come to town? Men and women test their own constitutions in this hilarious Shakespearean comedy that forces gentlemen in love to keep love — and food, and sleep — at arms’ length.”